{"id":2650,"date":"2018-01-16T19:15:18","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T01:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2020-11-25T11:25:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:25:49","slug":"whoever-vs-whomever-revised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/pronouns\/whoever-vs-whomever-revised\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoever<\/em> vs. Whomever<\/em> Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the “English Rules” section of our website, GrammarBook.com<\/a>, you will find our simple explanation for determining whether to use who<\/em> or whom<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Briefly, this is the trick:
\nwho = he (subject pronouns)
\nwhom = him (object pronouns)<\/p>\n

Example: Who<\/em><\/strong>\/Whom is at the door?<\/em>
\nHe<\/strong> is at the door.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/strong> For who\/whom<\/strong> should I vote?<\/em>
\nShould I vote for him<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

To determine whether to use whoever<\/em> or whomever<\/span>,\u00a0 the he\/him<\/em> trick still applies:
\nhe (subject case) = whoever
\nhim (object case) = whomever<\/p>\n

Rule 1:<\/strong> In the objective case, the use of\u00a0whoever<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0whomever<\/em>\u00a0is determined by the pronoun’s position in the object.<\/p>\n

Examples: <\/strong>
\nGive it to whoever\/whomever asks for it first.<\/em>
\nWhoever<\/em> is correct because it is the subject of the independent clause whoever asks for it first<\/em>. This entire independent clause is the object of the preposition to<\/em>.<\/p>\n

We will hire whoever\/whomever you recommend.<\/em>
\nWhomever<\/em> is correct because it is the object of you recommend<\/em>. The independent clause whomever you recommend<\/em> is the direct object of will hire<\/em>.<\/p>\n

We will hire whoever\/whomever is most qualified.<\/em>
\nWhoever<\/em> is correct because it is the subject of the independent clause whoever is most qualified<\/em>. This entire independent clause is the direct object of will hire.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rule 2:<\/strong> In the subjective case, the use of whoever<\/em> or whomever<\/em> is determined by the pronoun’s position in the subject.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\nWhoever\/Whomever is elected will serve a four-year term.<\/em>
\nWhoever<\/em> is correct because it is the subject of the independent clause Whoever is elected<\/em>, which is the subject of the sentence.<\/p>\n

Whoever\/Whomever you elect will serve a four-year term.<\/em>
\nWhomever<\/em> is correct because it is the object of you elect<\/em>. Whomever you elect<\/em> is the subject of the sentence.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pop Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Omar will talk about his girlfriend with whoever\/whomever asks him.<\/li>\n
  2. Kimiko donates her time to whoever\/whomever needs it most.<\/li>\n
  3. Quinton will work on the project with whoever\/whomever you suggest.<\/li>\n
  4. Whoever\/Whomever wins the lottery will become a millionaire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Pop Quiz Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Omar will talk about his girlfriend with whoever<\/strong> asks him.<\/li>\n
    2. Kimiko donates her time to whoever<\/strong> needs it most.<\/li>\n
    3. Quinton will work on the project with whomever<\/strong> you suggest.<\/li>\n
    4. Whoever<\/strong> wins the lottery will become a millionaire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      In the “English Rules” section of our website, GrammarBook.com, you will find our simple explanation for determining whether to use who or whom. Briefly, this is the trick: who = he (subject pronouns) whom = him (object pronouns) Example: Who\/Whom is at the door? He is at the door. Example: For who\/whom should I vote? […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pronouns","category-whowhomwhoeverwhomever"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5255,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions\/5255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}